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Thank you to those who were able to join us at our May meeting with School Board Member Dr. Stacy Hahn.
May Updates:
Click here to view a school district legislative update structured around the School Board's four legislative platform priorities for the 2019 session.
To view updates on the projects being funded by the 2018 referendum, click here.
June 20th Committee Meeting – RSVP Here
*Join us for a facilitated discussion to help shape the future of the South Tampa Chamber and the priorities of

Tampa, FL – New Horizons Tampa has been awarded North American Center of the Year for 2018, a prestigious award that represents the very best that the network has to offer. New Horizons Tampa received this award in recognition of outstanding performance in several key areas: instruction, number of students trained, overall client satisfaction, and local market penetration. Additionally, New Horizons Tampa received the Five Star Center of Excellence Award for the third year in a row (2016, 2017, 2018),

Thank you to those who were able to join us earlier this week at our MAC meeting with Tony Williams of Veterans Counseling Veterans.Our next Facilitated Networking Event for Transitioning Military Members will be June 6th.
Please share with anyone you know who may have an interest in attending. Civilian networkers are also needed! | RSVP HereWe hope to see you at our upcoming meetings - always the 2nd Tuesday.
June 11th - Black Dagger Military Hunt Club | RSVP Here
July 9th - STCOC Strategic Planning

TAMPA – (May 15, 2019) – Memorial Hospital of Tampa has been awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2019 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Memorial Hospital’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is a national organization committed to improving health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to hospitals across the country based upon their performance in

Clearwater, FL., May 14, 2019 – An in-depth investigative study by Better Business Bureau (BBB) finds that fraudulent consumer goods are ubiquitous, difficult to tell apart from the legitimate products they are counterfeiting, and stem from a large network of organized criminals and credit card processing mechanisms that are willing to support them.
Research shows that eight in 10 Americans shop online, and the dominance of online retail means nearly anything can be bought online, sometimes at discounts

T. Hunter Newsom, MD, and the eye care professionals at Newsom Eye, were honored with the 2019 Largest Business of the Year Award, presented by the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce.
South Tampa, FL (April 3, 2019) – Newsom Eye is proud to announce that their South Tampa location has been honored with the 2019 Large Business of the Year Award. This award, presented by the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce, recognizes and honors the members who have demonstrated leadership, positive growth, development,

Gary S. Dolgin, a Board Certified Marital and Family Law expert, who also practices in the area of
Criminal Defense, has announced his candidacy for Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge, Group
30. “I believe that my expertise in Family Law and my background in Criminal Law will be an asset to
the Circuit Court. I have dedicated my professional career to helping families and children. I am most
proud of my work reuniting parents with wrongfully abducted children and representing domestic
violence

U.S. Special Operations Command is hosting the 2019 Department of Defense Warrior Games which are coming to Tampa June 21-30. Are you interested in volunteering during the Games?
Volunteer registration is now open at www.dodwarriorgames.comand the volunteer registration button is located on the home page. Attached is a "How To" flyer on the registration process, along with a schedule of the events. If you want to register as the leader of a group of volunteers or have more questions about volunteering,

TAMPA, FL - The South Tampa Chamber of Commerce hosted our 93rd Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner at The Orlo on January 31, 2019 to announce our 2019 Award Winners and install the new Board of Directors. The event was sponsored by Webb Insurance Group.
Outgoing 2018 Chairman, Ed Siler, gave a recap of the Chamber’s success including the chamber adding 150 new members, producing nearly 100 events, recognition as a Three-Star Chamber of Valor, and the Chamber’s increased advocacy efforts.
Chairwoman,

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW:
THANK YOU to our more than 600 members who work every day to make South Tampa the BEST place to live, work and play!151 new members29 ribbon cuttings to welcome and celebrate businesses in South Tampa91 events providing opportunities for our members to connect, learn and grow their business66 opportunities for our members to lead on boards, councils and committees$6000+ donated to local charities - Metropolitan Ministries, Troop Rewards, Alpha House of Tampa, Tampa Air Force Ball2

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, and today announced nearly one-third of its lawyers were named to Super Lawyers. The 2018 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine recognized 218 professionals, including 83 Rising Stars.
In Florida, Partners David Ackerman and Katherine Giddings were named to the Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers and Top 50 Florida Women Super Lawyers lists, respectively. Los Angeles Partner Jeffrey Horton Thomas was named to the Top 100 Southern California

Firm Lawyers Ranked Among the Best in Corporate, Real Estate, and Tax Law
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, was once again recognized by leading legal guide Chambers and Partners as one of the nation’s most prominent law firms in middle market mergers and acquisitions, and for complex work within the financial services and real estate sectors. The 2018 edition of Chambers USA Guide recognized the firm in 17 practices areas, and also honored 52 lawyers representing

Firm Chairman and CEO Honored Among Top 10 Legal Innovators
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has been selected as one of the nation’s most innovative law firms by the Financial Times for the third consecutive year. The firm was included in 2017 FT 25 North America list, which recognizes market leaders who are driving change in the areas of the business of law, legal expertise and access to justice. Akerman received further distinction in the Driving Value and

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that the firm has once again been recognized by Benchmark Litigation among the best law firms in the United States and among a select group of standout law firms with multi-state litigation capabilities. This recognition is accompanied by “highly recommended” and “recommended” rankings in Florida and Virginia, respectively. Individually, ten Akerman litigators were recognized as “local litigation stars” in appellate,

Firm Again Achieves Top Rankings in Corporate, M&A, Real Estate, and Litigation Practice Areas
Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman has once again been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as among the “Best Law Firms” in the United States. The firm earned a record 35 national practice rankings, recognized for its corporate, real estate, and litigation teams, among others. The firm also increased its national Tier 1 rankings to 16 practice areas, including Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate,

Lawyers Recognized for Leading Cuba and International Arbitration Practices
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is recognized by Chambers among the world’s leading law firms in Latin America, with standout lawyers handling complex disputes and transactions throughout the region.
The firm’s Cuba practice was again recognized among the six best in the Corporate/Commercial category for law firms based abroad, and among the top 13 law firms worldwide. Akerman was the

Firm Earns Top Rankings in Private Equity Dealmaking
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, has been recognized by PitchBook as among the most active law firms in M&A and private equity in the United States, based on the number of deals completed in the second quarter of 2017. Akerman also earned top rankings for its experience in private equity buyout deals.
The categories in which Akerman was ranked are included below.
• Ranked No. 13 among M&A Law Firms - Most

Dear Valued Members & Community Partners,
On June 20th, the board of directors of the South Tampa Chamber voted unanimously to support the Selmon Extension, a project that will add 1.6 miles of elevated toll roads connecting the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway and Gandy Bridge.
With several new businesses recently opened on Gandy Boulevard, and more currently under development, traffic to visit these destination locations will only increase. Additionally, several residential communities are planned to be

TAMPA, FL– (May 12, 2014) – Tampa Bay Arts & Education Network (TBAE) won two Tellies’ in this year’s 35th Annual Telly Awards. Characters of Ybor City is a bronze winner of the History and the Cultural categories. The 35th Annual Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs. This year there were 12,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries around the world.
“We are so pleased that we were able to showcase the history of Ybor